Austen S. Cargill II
Austen S. Cargill II | |
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Born |
Austen Stowell Cargill 1950/1951 (age 67–68) |
Residence | Paradise Valley, Montana, US |
Nationality | American |
Education |
University of Minnesota Oregon State University |
Occupation | Businessman and rancher, director of Cargill |
Known for | Heir of Cargill |
Net worth | $4.5 billion (September 2018)[1] |
Children | 2 |
Austen Stowell Cargill II (born 1950/1951) is an American billionaire heir, businessman and rancher.[2][3]
Biography
Early life
Austen Stowell Cargill II is the great-grandson of William W. Cargill, the founder of Cargill. He graduated from the University of Minnesota, where he also received a master's degree. He went on to receive a doctorate from Oregon State University.[1]
Career
He joined Cargill as a marine biologist and joined its board of directors in 1995. He later served as its Vice President until 2001.[3] He also served on the Board of GalaGen, a NASDAQ-traded company that sold dietary supplements to treat gastrointestinal diseases from 1999 to 2002 when it went bankrupt.[4]
Personal life
In 2001, he bought the North Ranch in Paradise Valley, Montana, close to Antelope Butte.[3] The ranch was formerly owned by the Church Universal and Triumphant.[3] He goes ruffed grouse hunting in South Dakota.[5] He lives in Livingston, Montana.[1][6] He is married, and has two children.[1]
Bibliography
- 'The role of lipids as feeding stimulants for shredding aquatic insects' (with Kenneth W. Cummins, Boyd J. Hanson and Robert R. Lowry, in Freshwaster Biology, 29 May 2006)[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Forbes profile: Austen Cargill, II". Forbes. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ↑ Brian Solomon, The Secretive Cargill Billionaires And Their Family Tree, Forbes, 9/22/2011
- 1 2 3 4 Cargill exec buys ranch from church, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, February 19, 2001
- ↑ http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2002/02/25/daily31.html
- ↑ Laurence Monroe Klauber, Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind, Volume 1, University of California Press, 1972, p. 632
- ↑ David Frey, Who’s the Richest in the West? For billionaire bucks, Wyoming wins., New West, 10-05-09
- ↑ Wiley: Freshwater Biology